SKY-HIGH Paul Chow spoke today of his joy at becoming a fully-fledged member of the Wembley victors club.

Just 12 months ago Chow enviously cast glances from a plane going over Wembley returning from a sunshine break to Portugal as Lowestoft – the side which dumped Bay out of the competition last term in the last four – played out the FA Vase final with Kirkham and Wesham.

However, this time the 40-goal marksman wrote his name into Wembley history as he fired home the goal which arguably sealed the silverware for the blue-and-whites.

Chow, who started the season out of the Whitley side, told the Chronicle: “It was exactly a year ago I flew over Wembley coming back from holiday.

“I looked down and saw Lowestoft playing and knew it could have been me. It was gut-wrenching.

“We were one goal from doing it.

“So that made scoring extra special.

“This time it was somebody else looking down and wanting to be out there.”

In reaching 40 goals, Chow became one of just three Bay players to reach the golden tally, joining Ray Oliver and the late great Billy Wright.

In a squad which boosts so much striking talent in Lee Kerr, Phil Bell and Adam Johnston, Chow was just delighted to start the game.

The Jarrow lad said: “I started the season on the bench, so if somebody had told me I would score the crucial goal at Wembley I would not have believed it.

“It is a great feeling to be a Wembley winner.

“I have not won anything with a team after 10 years in the Northern League.

“I did not play professionally after having trials with Bristol Rovers, Carlisle and Exeter.

“Although nothing materialised, playing professionally does not guarantee winning a trophy at Wembley.

“To come to a place like this has given me a real taste of the game.

“I will not ever go through a day in my life when I do not think about winning here.